Quotes of: Robinson Keyword

I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.

Bob Feller

Where the ball went was up to heaven. Sometimes I threw the ball clean up into the stands.

Bob Feller

In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest.

Bob Gibson

I am working as public relations director for the Tour de France and maintaining my farm.

Bernard Hinault

Your biggest influences are the earliest ones. When I was young, I was very influenced by the short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Brad Holland

What people don't realize is that professionals are sensational because of the fundamentals. The sensationalism has taken over the professionalism.

Barry Larkin

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

Bill Russell

Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on the field as though it was his last day.

Branch Rickey

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.

Branch Rickey

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Branch Rickey

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

Branch Rickey

The world is wrong side up. It needs to be turned upside down in order to be right side up.

Billy Sunday

Live so that when the final summons comes you will leave something more behind you than an epitaph on a tombstone or an obituary in a newspaper.

Billy Sunday

You might as well try and dam Niagara Falls with toothpicks as to stop the reform wave sweeping our land.

Billy Sunday

Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.

Bruce Sutter

I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.

Barry Zito

Hitters never showed me up, as hard as I threw. And I was pretty mean out on the mound.

Goose Gossage

I reckon I tried everything on the old apple, but salt and pepper and chocolate sauce topping.

Gaylord Perry

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.

Hank Aaron

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. It took one afternoon on the golf course.

Hank Aaron

Never embarrass a student in front of others. Embarrass yourself often to relieve the tension, but do not paint them into a corner.

Harry Gilbert